The government has cancelled the visa of a Jewish influencer who has previously called for the ban of Islam and was booked to speak at several events in Australia.

The right-leaning Australian Jewish Association (AJA) said Sammy Yahood’s visa was cancelled three hours before his flight was due to depart.

The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, confirmed he had cancelled the visa on Monday evening, and said “spreading hatred is not a good reason to come”.

“If someone wants to come to Australia they should apply for the right visa and come for the right reason,” Burke told Guardian Australia in a statement.

In response to the decision, Yahood took to social media overnight to accuse Labor of “tyranny”, insisting his spirits remained high despite the block.

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    Sick of the reporting on situations like this highlighting the fact a person is Jewish over the fact they are an Israeli or a Zionist. It contributes greatly to the idea that it is Jewish people as a whole and not specifically Zionists that are spreading this hatred. Heck “notorious Islamaphobe” is probably way more relevant than the fact he happens to be Jewish.

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      The same thing with muslims and immigrants.

      IMMIGRANT SAYS BAD WORDS TO AN AMERICAN!!!
      “MUSLIMS” ARE BEING RACIST WITH TRUMP!!!

      reading such headlines are enough to convince someone to change their opinion on something.

      This is a very common problem unfortunately.

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    Sorry but… I just don’t really understand what the Jewish Assoc is playing at, honestly.

    Very recently there was a massacre in Sydney. It was awful. Of course the Jewish victims and their community has my sympathy.

    In the wake of that event, questions have rightly been asked as to what governments and communities are doing to manage hate speech and anti-semitism. New federal hate speech laws have been passed just in the last few weeks.

    Sorry but importing some asshole to stoke more hatred and animosity between these communities is not the way to manage this problem.

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      I believe it’s called “pressing the advantage”. Or, by the looks of it, “overplaying your hand”.

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    Dont ban a religion, just ban the practices and beliefs that are detrimental.

    Religions need to reform to be constructive or die.

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    Great. Now he can start a GoFundMe and a podcast and be a millionaire by next year